The politics of 81656 Woody Creek, CO are largely shaped by the local government and community initiatives. The local government is comprised of a Mayor, Town Council, and various other elected positions such as Trustees. These elected officials work together to ensure that the needs of 81656 Woody Creek, CO are met in order to maintain a thriving environment for its residents. The Town Council meets regularly with residents to review current initiatives and determine effective solutions for the community’s needs. Community initiatives have been successful in raising awareness and advocating for important issues such as education reform and environmental protection. Additionally, the town has established various committees dedicated to improving quality of life in 81656 Woody Creek, CO, from youth sports teams to community garden projects. It is through these efforts that 81656 Woody Creek, CO remains vibrant and active today.
The political climate in Zip 81656 (Woody Creek, CO) is moderately liberal.
Pitkin County, CO is very liberal. In Pitkin County, CO 75.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 23.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pitkin county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.2% to 23.2%.
Pitkin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81656 (Woody Creek, CO) is moderately liberal.
Woody Creek, Colorado is moderately liberal.
Pitkin County, Colorado is very liberal.
Glenwood Springs Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Colorado is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Woody Creek, Colorado: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 81656 (Woody Creek)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 343 contributions totaling $795,509 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $2,319 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $46,011 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $959 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)